An investiture ceremony for Wayne County Third Judicial Circuit Court Judge Robbie J. Gaines Jr. (right) took place Friday, October 16, at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit. Wayne County Probate Court Judge Macie Tuiasosopo Gaines (left) happily swore in her husband. The couple’s three children enrobed the new judge during the ceremony. The couple met while in law school at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and married in 2017. Each worked at separate law firms before merging to found Gaines & Gaines in 2019. Judge Macie Gaines practiced there until taking the bench on January 1, 2025, after which the firm became Gaines Law. Judge Robbie Gaines was appointed to the bench by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on August 19, 2026. Both continue to serve in leadership roles with the State Bar of Michigan, Wolverine Bar Foundation, Detroit Bar Association, Detroit Mercy Law Alumni Association, and Women Lawyers Association of Michigan.
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